When the Fuencarral network decided to bet on Jorge Javier Vázquez’s new format, it did not expect to reap such low audience data. The first program premiered with 9.4% share while the second, far from improvingstagnated at 6.7%. Mediaset’s initial plan was to compete with The Anthill on the same strip, but that idea has become a chimera for Chinese Stories: after what the screen quota of GH VIP 8 was much lower than expectedin addition to the little access that has lifted Jorge Javier’s program, it has been decided to make a move so that the network can get its hands on prime time television. The decision is devastating: Telecinco cancels Cuentos Chinos every Thursday.
The strategy is summarized in a double bet on GH VIP. Remove one to improve the other. From Mediaset España they have already reported that the second gala of the reality It will be broadcast on Thursday at 9:50 p.m. The news, which comes just ten days after the premiere, has come through a statement. “Tomorrow, Thursday, the GH VIP gala will start at 9:50 p.m., so there will be no Chinese Tales broadcast.”summarizes Telecinco, which embraces the bad situation that the network is going through in a movement of programs.
Historical minimum and doubts about its continuity
If the days of broadcast are taken into account from the beginning, it can be stated that This announcement comes when Jorge Javier’s newly launched format has only made six programs. However, at Mediaset they are clear about it. With the audience calculator in hand they determine that Chinese Stories audience remains realitya circumstance that, although difficult to foresee, has become evident after last Tuesday GH VIP: Limit 48 hours record the consequences.
Jorge Javier’s program recorded that day a 6.7% screen share and 868,000 viewers on averagewhich meant, at the same time, a historic low. He reality he scratched more and reached the 12%but the small audience it had made it become the least watched broadcast of the three which has so far issued the new edition. As if that were not enough, another piece of information set off all the alarms: It was the first to drop below one million viewers.
After this announcement was made known, the suspicions about the continuity of the program. The truth is that Chinese Stories It is not enjoying great support in audience numbers. The initial plan to steal the throne from The Anthill by Pablo Motos. Nevertheless, as revealed The worldthis cancellation will be limited to Thursdays only and, for now, is not definitive. There is still a thread of life left for Chinese Stories in Fuencarral.
